Outline Antigone Thesis-For some reason or another‚ nearly everyone to walk this planet has craved power. From early peoples trying to earn the highest rank of their tribe to the conquests of territories to even the pursuit of the top job in a company today‚ human beings need to be the cream of the crop. No matter where in the world‚ there’s always a Julius Caesar or Donald Trump kind of person. In a lot of instances‚ these types of people end up with a wealth of success‚ but it always comes with
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play‚ “Antigone‚” the main character is a clear example of a courageous‚ intelligent high-class woman defying her culture’s limits. She didn’t just go against the State‚ but her superior male relative as well. This in turn intimidates and infuriates the king. The gender roles are very important because they create tension in the story‚ which helps build up to the climax. It also affects the decisions of some characters because they want to defend their pride. Right from the prologue‚ Antigone expresses
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Antigone Have you ever thought what would happen if you knew what was going to lead you down the wrong path? What could bring about such a downfall? While reading the book Antigone‚ one could not even begin to express the tragic flaw seen within the character named Creon. Not only was Creon the king‚ but also was a character who suffered one too many cases of a selfish heart. Creon’s actions can be discovered through his lack of acceptance‚ lack of relationship‚ and his unbelievable
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a tragic flaw‚ third is because of the tragic heroes mistake his future is reversed‚ and fourth is the discovery that the reversal was brought about by the actions of the tragic hero. It can be argued who is the tragic hero in this play. Both Antigone and Creon possess qualities of a tragic hero. But the character I believe is the tragic hero and that I will be discussing is Creon. Creon comes into power when both his nephews are killed in battle. Eteocles and Polyneices were not only brothers
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ideal warrior. The play opens with a battle between the Scottish and Norweyan troops. Macbeth‚ a fierce warrior‚ “disdain(s) Fortune‚ with his brandished steel‚/ Which smoked with bloody execution” (Shakespeare 1.2.17-8). Macbeth exemplifies his loyalty to the king by bravely facing off other warriors. He is so successful in battle that the medal of his sword exudes heat. The “bloody execution” symbolizes both Macbeth’s fierceness and his respect for the king. Author L.C. Knights explores Macbeth’s
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non-easy. The first work of literature that relates to the quote is Antigone written by Sophocles. One literary device that is present in this work which will help to support my interpretation of the quote is characterization. Antigone’s character in this story is very brave and determined. The reason why I think she is brave is because Creon established a rule or law to not bury Polynices‚ the brother of Antigone. Antigone does not like the law at all because it’s her brother and she wants him
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Creon is a brat who nobody likes much like Draymond Green who is a brat because he does what he wants without caring about anyone else. In Antigone‚ Creon is a King that people don’t like because of the laws he makes and defies the Gods. Antigone by Sophocles‚ Creon is the tragic hero because he has excessive pride‚ creates feelings of pity. In the audience and the reversal of fortune. Generally speaking Creon is a prideful king. For example he made laws that defied the Gods. Creon is so prideful
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beginning of the book‚ Hassan proves himself to be a loyal friend by constantly defending Amir‚ and always stood by his side. With that said‚ Khaled Hosseini had shown Hassan loyalty in many ways throughout the book such as through their actions‚ thoughts‚ and conflicts. To begin with‚ In the book Hosseini greatly emphasis Hassan loyalty through many actions. In the first five chapters‚ Hassan had always
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organization for those who don’t really know what they are doing. Leaders can use their power to either lead or scare their followers. In the story Antigone Creon uses his power as king and his rules to scare his people. For example him not allowing Polyneices to be buried ‚because he brought war upon his kingdom‚ which is against God’s rule. This allows Antigone to stand up and do the right thing by burying her brother Polyneices
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anyone in their family be left behind or forgotten. Antigone stuck by this and made sure to not let her brother Polyneices be left forgotten on the battlefield without having a proper burial. She understood that she had to take care of her brother no matter what the consequences were because you are supposed to do anything for the ones you share your blood with. We both share the value of thinking about our family first and their well-being. Antigone values
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